(4) YA Perspectives on Diseases and Disorders series. Each book includes three sections: "Understanding," "Controversies" (or "Issues"), and "Personal Experiences." The sections contain previously published essays about the topics, often with conflicting perspectives that are impossible to assess without medical background. "Personal Experiences" could be useful for readers wanting to know more about individual cases. Photos, charts, and graphs are included. Reading list, timeline. Glos., ind. Review covers these Perspectives on Diseases and Disorders titles: Sleep Disorders, Food-Borne Diseases, Autoimmune Diseases, and Influenza.

Reviewer: Gail Hedges

(4) YA Issues on Trial series. Case overviews and short introductions precede primary and secondary source documents (court decisions and dissenting opinions, journal articles, etc.) about the title subjects. The volumes are potentially useful for student researchers, but those unfamiliar with legal jargon might have trouble with comprehension. Organizations to contact are appended. Reading list. Ind. Review covers these Issues on Trial titles: Taxation and Welfare.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

(4) YA Issues on Trial series. Case overviews and short introductions precede primary and secondary source documents (court decisions and dissenting opinions, journal articles, etc.) about the title subjects. The volumes are potentially useful for student researchers, but those unfamiliar with legal jargon might have trouble with comprehension. Organizations to contact are appended. Reading list. Ind. Review covers these Issues on Trial titles: Taxation and Welfare.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

(4) YA Perspectives on Modern World History series. These series entries present collections of essays that explore perspectives on the title subjects. Multiple viewpoints are examined, including those of people who participated in the events or played key roles (two entries from George H. W. Bush appear in Persian Gulf). Essays cover background, controversies, and personal narratives. The volumes are text heavy, with some pictures, sidebars, and pull-quotes providing supplementary information. Reading list, timeline, websites. Ind. Review covers these Perspectives on Modern World History titles: The Persian Gulf War and The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Reviewer: Antonio Trujillo

(4) YA Issues on Trial series. Case overviews and short introductions precede primary and secondary source documents (court decisions and dissenting opinions, journal articles, etc.) about the title subjects. The volumes are potentially useful for student researchers, but those unfamiliar with legal jargon might have trouble with comprehension. Organizations to contact are appended. Reading list. Ind. Review covers these Issues on Trial titles: War and Parenting.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

(4) YA Constitutional Amendments: Beyond the Bill of Rights series. These volumes of previously published essays, articles, etc., on the title amendments examine their histories and the legal challenges they have encountered, as well as how they have been applied in contemporary times. Each book includes the amendment's text and paraphrased explanation, historical background, and debate/controversies. Though useful for research, the text-dense volumes are visually daunting and unappealing. Reading list, websites. Ind. Review covers these Constitutional Amendments: Beyond the Bill of Rights titles: Amendment XXV and Amendment XVII.

Reviewer: Jack Forman

(4) YA Issues on Trial series. Case overviews and short introductions precede primary and secondary source documents (court decisions and dissenting opinions, journal articles, etc.) about the title subjects. The volumes are potentially useful for student researchers, but those unfamiliar with legal jargon might have trouble with comprehension. Organizations to contact are appended. Reading list. Ind. Review covers these Issues on Trial titles: Animal Welfare, Cybercrime, Minimum Wage, and Abortion.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

(4) YA Issues on Trial series. Case overviews and short introductions precede primary and secondary source documents (court decisions and dissenting opinions, journal articles, etc.) about the title subjects. The volumes are potentially useful for student researchers, but those unfamiliar with legal jargon might have trouble with comprehension. Organizations to contact are appended. Reading list. Ind. Review covers these Issues on Trial titles: Animal Welfare, Cybercrime, Minimum Wage, and Abortion.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

(4) YA Perspectives on Modern World History series. Each dense volume presents a collection of essays and articles that explore a critical point in modern world history. The events are discussed from multiple perspectives, including views from those who participated in them or were otherwise key figures. The writing covers historical background, controversies, and personal viewpoints. A few pictures, sidebars, and pull-quotes supplement each text-heavy book. Reading list, timeline, websites. Ind. Review covers these Perspectives on Modern World History titles: The John F. Kennedy Assassination, The Attack on Pearl Harbor, and The Cuban Missile Crisis.

Reviewer: Antonio Trujillo

(4) YA Issues on Trial series. This series compiles primary and secondary source documents (court decisions and dissenting opinions, journal articles, etc.) to examine opposing sides of issues. Especially relevant to today's teens are the sections on copyright and the Internet in Intellectual. Case overviews and introductions aid understanding, but the legal jargon is tough to slog through. White-Collar includes websites. Reading list. Ind. Review covers these Issues on Trial titles: Intellectual Property Rights and White-Collar Crime.

Reviewer: Laura A. Woollett

(4) YA Constitutional Amendments: Beyond the Bill of Rights series. This text-heavy volume compiles twenty-three essays, articles, etc., about the twenty-sixth amendment, which lowered the voting age (for federal elections) to eighteen. Issues include Congress's right to change the voting age, the wisdom of this act, and the impact on local elections. Authors include politicians (Richard Nixon, Ted Kennedy), Supreme Court justices (John Marshall Harlan, William O. Douglas, Hugo Black), and journalists. Reading list, timeline, websites. Ind.

Reviewer: Jack Forman

(4) YA Constitutional Amendments: Beyond the Bill of Rights series. These anthologies compile previously published articles, essays, speeches, etc., on four post–Bill of Rights amendments, shedding light on their substance and importance. Each book includes the amendment's text and paraphrased explanation, an informative introduction, historical background, and debate/controversies surrounding the issue. Though useful to students doing research, the text-dense volumes include materials mostly available elsewhere. Reading list, timeline, websites. Ind. Review covers these Constitutional Amendments: Beyond the Bill of Rights titles: Amendment XIII, Amendment XIV, Amendment XIV, Amendment XIX, Amendment XIV, and Amendment XII.

Reviewer: Jack Forman

(4) YA Issues on Trial series. This series gathers primary and secondary source documents (court decisions and dissenting opinions, journal articles, etc.) to look at different sides of these issues. Bias-free case overviews and short introductions to each document aid understanding, but the dense text blocks and legal jargon are tough to slog through. Organizations to contact are appended. Reading list. Ind. Review covers these Issues on Trial titles: Free Speech, Affirmative Action, and Education.

Reviewer: Laura A. Woollett